You don't think that would be a valuable addition to a history class????
Yes, but that is overwhelmed by my distaste for unfunded federal mandates for education. I'd be happy if the DoE was abolished.
It would, and trust me I wish every ship could be saved, but there are enormous costs involved. Many of the organizations that manage museum ships have difficulty maintaining them and some of those ships are relatively small. The USS America is a post-WWII carrier and therefore it is massive. Unfortunately steel and saltwater don't react well. Unless you have loads of money and man power (like the US Navy or a company getting commercial use out of a ship) it is a money losing proposition.